Day October 18, 2005

Wilma is forecast to become a major hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean sea. All interests in western Cuba…The Yucatan peninsula…The Florida keys…And the Florida peninsula should closely monitor the progress of Wilma. Check the bizarre predicted storm track around the…

Bonus Quote of the Day. “They have got a senior cooperating witness — someone who is giving them all of that.” — A source who has been questioned in the CIA leak probe, quoted by the New York Daily News,…

EU urges global bird flu response A bird flu pandemic is a global threat needing a co-ordinated international response, say EU foreign ministers. CDC Bird Flu page From the LA Times Health experts emphasized that the virus passes from birds…

Workers at auto parts maker Delphi Corp. will be asked this week to take a two-thirds pay cut. It’s one of the most drastic wage concessions ever sought from unionized employees. Workers at General Motors Corp., meanwhile, tentatively agreed on…